By: Dylan Nuzzo, Assistant Sports Information Director
ST. BONAVENTURE (5-19, 1-12 A-10) at DAVIDSON (14-11, 9-4 A-10)
Sunday, Feb. 16 – 1:00 p.m.
Davidson, N.C. – John M. Belk Arena
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: Bonnies Online Network
The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team returns to action following the bye week, traveling to take on Davidson Sunday, Feb. 16. Tipoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Belk Arena.
Tune into the pregame show on the Bonnies Online Network at 12:45 p.m.
TIPPING OFF
The Bonnies return to action following a week off, looking to snap a nine-game losing skid.
Bona's dropped a close matchup to George Washington last Saturday at the Reilly Center, 58-49.
Hannah Richardson led the Bonnies with 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting to go along with three rebounds. Zoe Shaw finished with 13 points, while Caitlin Frost recorded nine points and eight rebounds.Â
The Bonnies led the Revolutionaries, 12-11, after the first quarter but a 17-0 run from George Washington to start the second quarter proved to be the difference in Saturday's matchup.
CAREER HIGHS
Freshman Hannah Richardson has posted new career-highs in scoring in back-to-back games. She tallied 11 points Feb. 5 at Massachusetts and followed that performance with 13 points Feb. 8 against George Washington.
Richardson has scored in double figures three times this season and has scored six or more points in eight straight games.
Fellow freshman Mackenzie Pettinelli nabbed a career-high four steals against the Revolutionaries. Pettinelli is tied for the team lead with 26 steals this season and has registered multiple steals in seven contests.
TRENDING NUMBERS
5.2 – Freshman Caitlin Frost leads the Bonnies on the glass this season, pulling down 5.2 boards per contest. That mark ranks first among Atlantic 10 freshmen and 21st overall.
13.5 – Redshirt senior Dani Haskell ranks first on the Bonnies and 13th in the A-10 in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game. Haskell has registered seven games this season with 20 or more points.
13.8 – The Bonnies commit just 13.8 fouls per game, ranking second in the A-10 and 22nd in the NCAA.
33.6 – Freshman Zoe Shaw leads all A-10 freshmen in minutes this season, averaging 33.6 minutes per contest. Shaw ranks fourth overall in the A-10 behind Saint Louis' Kennedy Calhoun (36.3 mpg), Duquesne's Megan McConnell (36.1 mpg) and Saint Joseph's Laura Ziegler (34.9 mpg).
76.1% - The Bonnies are shooting 76.1 percent (233-for-306) from the free throw line this season, sitting third in the Atlantic 10 and 39th in the NCAA.
86.1% - Haskell leads the Bonnies and ranks second in the A-10 in free throw percentage, shooting 86.1 percent from the charity stripe this season. That mark sits 46th in the NCAA.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
- Davidson enters Sunday's matchup 14-11 overall and 9-4 in Atlantic 10 play. Following the Wildcats' win over the Bonnies Jan. 18, Davidson dropped three straight against George Mason, Saint Louis and Saint Joseph's. Davidson, however, has won four consecutive contests – at VCU, vs. Loyola Chicago, at Massachusetts, at Dayton – entering Sunday's matchup with the Brown and White.
- Gayle Fulks is in her eighth season as the head coach of the Wildcats, amassing a 118-112 record. She has led the Wildcats to 15 or more wins four times during her tenure.
- Junior Charlise Dunn leads Davidson in scoring and rebounding, averaging 12.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Katie Donovan (10.3 ppg) and Issy Morgan (10.0 ppg) are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats.
SERIES HISTORY
The Bonnies and Wildcats wrap up a home-and-home series Sunday afternoon in North Carolina. Davidson got the better of the Bonnies in the first matchup of the season Jan. 18, 83-45, and are 9-6 all-time against the Bonnies.
The Brown and White are 1-3 all-time against the Wildcats on the road while Bonnies head coach Jim Crowley is 2-2 vs. Davidson.
UP NEXT
The Bonnies return home to host VCU Wednesday, Feb. 19. Tipoff is slated for 6:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.
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